Life at Gray Gables

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

December 1st - It's time to MAKE YOUR OWN VANILLA EXTRACT!

Welcome December!

This is where I want to say....

"Get on your mark...Get set....GO!"

because we all know that this month is about to FLY by...like it does EVERY YEAR!

Hang onto your Hats because it's the first day of

the most WONDERFUL time of the YEAR!

In honor of this first day (as joyous as it is!) it would be a GREAT day to:

MAKE your own VANILLA EXTRACT for your holiday gift giving!

You want to :

stuff 5 split vanilla beans into a 200-ml bottle
add vodka
infuse until CHRISTMAS!

The best part is...how can you say NO?

Vanilla smells so wonderful- so go on ahead!

Make your vanilla and fill your house with the scent of the holidays!

And...

@KelleyAmstutz

/kel.amstutz

KAMSTUTZ09

Also posted on: https://kam0900.wordpress.com

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Thanksgiving Pretzel Turkeys (JUST...in time!)

It is that time of year again....Thanksgiving!

Help show your appreciation for your family, God and your many countless blessings. We love to bake in our kitchen, anything from homemade cookies, Amish cinnamon bread to cake pops and chocolates. So, when I saw a different version of a "Turkey Pretzel", I thought that this would be a fun snack to make and eat for the kiddos, with a slight twist!

Check out how simple these Turkeys

(Pretzel Turkeys, that is!)

are to make!

Ingredients:

Pretzels (we like Rold Gold small)
Candy Corn
Rolos
M&Ms
Sugar Pearls

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300*.

On a cookie sheet (lined with parchment paper) line up your pretzels (salt side down, please) so they look something like this:

Put three (3) candy corns on end by starting with the middle one, then put the other two (2) candy corns angled next to it:

Please unwrapped ROLO on top:

Put your cookie sheet in the oven for about two (2) minutes, or until the rolos are just starting to get soft.

Push down the ROLO (which are melty at this point) when you place the Sugar Pearl eyes down onto them and half of the M&M for a beak. To get the eye dots, use a toothpick and dab into the melted ROLO and place on the sugar pearl.